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Sorry if this happened a while ago, but I was pretty surprised to see that the government is already closed for tomorrow.

BWI: 4.4” DCA: 3.1” IAD: 3.7” RIC: 0.9" Tiebreaker: 1.31'"

GFS getting pretty moderate snow into DC a bit earlier this run

Icon is early enough for a fun morning in DC

Let’s just lock in the FV3 solution exactly as “modeled” and call it a day

Moderate snow in downtown DC (foggy bottom). Changed over in last 5 minutes.

Tony Pann's take

Girlfriend is in Madison for the winter. Honestly considered going over there for the cold snap, don't know when I'll ever experience something like that.

We’re back in business

Lol my parents and siblings live within a block of here. Always can tell what’s city and county based on how cleaned up the roads are after snow

I have a tendency to randomly miss out on the best snows of the season because of previously planned travel. Rough streak. Anyway I’m traveling to San Francisco Jan. 10-15, booked in October and thought “watch I’ll miss the best DC storm of the year.” Enjoy, lol

The reason I need to see something is all this tracking Going to be a high hour tracking per flake seen ratio

Hey on radar it looks like a couple flurries might have reached the tip of SE DC. We did it!!!

Not that it wasn’t expected, but still pretty in awe of this cutoff. Can jump in a car and drive ten fifteen minutes to see flurries, twenty minutes to see a coating, thirty minutes and see an inch of two (and within a bit more a nice snowstorm).

I have a buddy in Charlottesville I've been meaning to visit... today seems like a good day

Lol https://mobile.twitter.com/TonyPannWBAL/status/1071515068372840450

^^ Yep.

Sleet has begun in downtown DC [Foggy Bottom area]. Based entirely on the obvious pinging off my 9th floor window, though. EDIT: Also based on being able to see the sleet bounce off the window now, too.

Downtown DC should get into a little temporary sleet action in 40 mins or so...

It's silly, but LWX's snowfall maps were updated and show a 58% chance of 6"+ in DC proper now. Obviously still some issues, though, as the 2"+ range is higher regionwide than the 1"+ range

They have states of emergency, but not tied to the WSW.

Had a few sleet-flakes mixed in on my walk to work in downtown DC. Very much all rain now.

Advisory for tomorrow; watch for tomorrow night Wednesday.

52, I believe, including a control

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 342 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-504-506-VAZ025>027-029-030-040-052>054-501- 506>508-200345- /O.EXB.KLWX.WS.A.0004.180321T0400Z-180322T0000Z/ District of Columbia-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges- Anne Arundel-Central and Southeast Montgomery- Central and Southeast Howard-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page- Warren-Rappahannock-Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax- Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Northern Fauquier- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge- 342 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy wet snow possible, with a total wet snow accumulation of 5 inches or more. * WHERE...Metropolitan Baltimore and Washington areas, as well as the northern and central Shenandoah Valley. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult travel conditions. Significant reductions in visibility are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.